The following, over the transom, from a passionate fan of the blog, in response to one of my semi-comical offerings, “It’s Work Being a Jew.” It was delivered by the good offices of Torservers.net, which provides internet anonymisation services intended for those under authoritarian governments and in sensitive fields under threat. Also, thus, used by […]
Michele Bachmann and Christian Taqiyya
Much has been made in recent years of the Islamic doctrine of Taqiyya, which permits and even promotes, according to some, religious concealment and dissimulation in certain contexts and in confronting non-Muslims. What is it that Michele Bachmann did on Meet the Press this Sunday but engage in her own form of Taqiyya on behalf of her […]
CineFile – Chinatown
Some great films enter the culture, above and beyond their artistry, by striking emblematic gold. In an image, a scene, a line, they make an essential statement that the audience loves both for its insight and its expression. Roman Polanski‘s Chinatown has at least two of those emblematic expressions. One is found in Faye Dunaway‘s Evelyn […]
Eating Poetry (XXVII) – “I Am Not Yours”
Harriet Monroe wrote, “She was as delicate as a lily, but under the white-petaled perfume one felt in her presence an impassioned intensity of feeling which her brief lyrics were then beginning to express.” Related articles Eating Poetry (XXV) – Some of the Words Are Theirs (sadredearth.com) HD in London: When Imagism arrived (guardian.co.uk) Jacket […]
Independence Day #235
The American Civil War, known commonly by that name, but by many others, too, all depending on one’s point of view, has, in fact, no official name. The Fourth of July, known commonly by that name, does have an official name, and it isn’t that. It is Independence Day. All depending on one’s point of view, we […]